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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17

How much stock will the 'conscientious
journal" get in the new water company it
hints may be organized to meet the de-
mands OF the public health?" To Judge
by the able-bodied manner in which it has
thrown truth to the winds and plunged
into a sea OF reckless misstatement, it's
services deserve a good slice Of the stock
at ito present value.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
POstmasters in Convention.

WAsHINGToN, December 13.-The second
National Conven ton of third and fourth
class Postmasters of the United States met
this morning. Permanent organization was
effected by the election of the following Off
GERS: Chairman, Hon. Robert Wighty, OF
Michigan; Secretary, Thomas G. Brady, OF
West Virginia; Assistant Secretaries, j. G.
Hazog, of Ohio, and T. A. Winchal, of
Iowa. A Vice-P President was elected from
each State represented. The principal OBJ
ject of the convention is to obtain the
passage OF a bill by Congress increasing and
equalizing upon the basis of work performed
by the compensation of third and fourth
class Postmasters.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
Destitute Indians Ratdinr

NoGALEs, A. T., December IA b,,,
OF renegade Yaqui Indians, numbe,i,,
twenty, made a descent on FL Lomst',
ranch, near San Antonio, for the purnoss,
OF robbery. Laborers on the ranch ons,oI
fire on them, exchanging shots. The Ind;o,,
fled taking large quantities of corn. Pr,
suit was kept up as far as Pilaris IN III.
Bacatelera range. The Tenth regiment ~ y,
Federal troops, stationed at Cruz 4,
Piedra, also Joined pursuit, but failed ~
overtake them. The Indians are destitut'
and daring and serious trouble is feared
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
An Unnatural NIotb..

Boston, December 14.-Ip tho
Mrs. Robinson, who is on trial n, Ease OF
several witnesses were examined "urder,
DIR. White expressed the opin;os s''aay.
Willie Robinson had received a doo. mat
senic before he saw him on Tburaa" ar
must have received other doseu = aud
Friday and Saturday night, wbsn pe.aeen
him much worse. DR.. Durrell test t;s found
Il conversation by WilIie's bedside to
said in response to the witness st".s He
that he could not live, II know !" utinent
woman dosed me-" -'heold
THE RESULT OF ANALYSIS.
The afternoon session was occuDisa ;
taking the testimony OF several anal. 10
chemists who had analysed portions =,
viscera OF Willie Robinson. All Conan. :"
in the statement that death resulted ,,0'
arsenical poisoning. "oa
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
LIKE A JACK KNIFE.
She Touched the Spring and the New-Fan'
Sled Bed Shut Up.

New York Evening Sun: A reporter
boards on West Thirty-iourth street, BE-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenue, on the
south side OF the street. The landladysa
thin woman OF nervous Temperament. Die
sleeps in the back parlor on the first ioor'
The other day she bought one OF the new
kind of folding beds that closed by touch
ing a spring at the side. The agent OF the
manufacturer accompanied the bed 10 ue
house and explained its workings. 1t smut
and opened with the pro .ptness ana pre-
cision Of clockwork. The Iandlady was
WITH HER PURCHASE,
Yesterday she got q mattress for the nea
and last night she slept on it Tor the mrs.
time-also for the last time. About mlu.
night the reporter and the other boaIuei'
were awakened by piercing screams. lucy
appeared to come from the back parioi.
The fat corn doctor who sleeps III the lr14V
secOnd-story room had not retired ls s
bounced out Of his apartment as thousn
fired from a dynamite gun, and descth'.'
the stairway three steps at a time, lloui
ishing a big pistol, which he had neglst.eu
to DAD in his haste and excitement. Ate'
the doctor came the other male boarnels'
in single file, in various stages OF avn, Ma
The screams continued to pour out 0, .o
keyhole in the back parlor door, ana Nv
boarders concluded that the !andlaey was
BEING MURDERED.
The corn doctor broke open the ooo,
and the little band of rescuers s"arn mra
in. There were no signs OF burglars im
screams were issuing from the new 'ohi'; u
bed, closed nearly tight, and from one . s"i
of which protruded the landtady 5 is st
and arms, while her extrenities stuck u w
the other side. The corn doctor -.
the reporter pried open the human s I'ol
wich and the Iandlady emerged NOR uttIs
than alive, gaspins Tor breath. me The T1s
band of rescuers hastily retired .h n
landlady dressed herself and sat u" Nv IN
OF the night. At breahla'Ss hp
the morning she told her EXPERIENCE: he
had started to get out OF bed 10 IN cri,
FIRE, and had touched the spring ~ bsd
dent. The next thing she Knew :hs MIN,
had shut up like a ~jackknife, linpfiSonn.
ler. She managed to twist her oohs The
wise and then she began to scream.
bed was taken back by the mahul"''''
breakfast.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17

The news from New York yesterday that
all hope OF saving the Hecla mine has been
abandoned, and that the property cannot
be placed in working order again under two
or three years is an admission that the
supply OF Lake copper will be reduced to
one-third the recent output for that length
OF time. There is every reason to believe
that copper will continue to ascend until
the figures attain the highest value yet re-
corded for the metal. The mines of Butte
will have all they :an do to meet the re-
quirements now thrown upon them.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17

The petition OF Montana for the repeal
OF so much of the alien land law as affects
mining was presented on Wednesday. Sen
ator Mitchell has already introduced a bill
having that objectin view, and there is very
little doubt that it will pass, to the great
relief OF one OF the principal industries of
the West.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17

DELEGATE TooLE has bestirred himself
to procure additional help Tor the over
worked Helena postofice. Now let him
turn his efforts in the direction of Butte.
II he "a even get one additional clerk for
the postofice here it will be an immense
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
AMERICAN LABOR
An'1ted to Representation at the r,o,ao,
International Convention


BALTIMORE, December 14.-The Amer;,
'on rederatlon OF Labor continued in con-
en.,on this morning.. Shortly after oman.
'ns 'ne convention went into execut;vo so..
s,on' from which reporters were exc1udaa
~ session was taken up in receiving re.
po.,s OF officers and various committees
u 'ne afternoon a letter was read from
i1enfy ~broadhurst, Chairman Of tho Tra.
uers MO Parliamentary COMMITTEES ~
asking the federation to send -
.eplesentation to the international con'
sen'lon to be held in London next voan
ana one from the Russian.Amor;as. "a
erat;"a league at New York, asking the fsd.
as,on to use its influence to prevent the
by Congress o, an ."s
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

~ the subscriber 10 orders his SUBJ
scription, will be discontinued at the end of the
When the Semi Weekly is 10 continued, 1t will
be charged for at the rate of $500 per annum.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17

The Inter Mountain should not withhold
from the community the name of the water
company in the interest OF which it has pub
lished so many malicious misstatements
about the existing supply, with a view to
soaring off consumers.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
Great Falls Happenings.

GREAT FALLS, M. T., December 13.-
Especial to the Miner by Rocky Mountain
telegraph. ]-Messrs. Gibson and Chowen
have purchased D. c. Ehrhart's interest In
the furnishings, etc., of the Park Hotel,
and from this date will assume the man
agement. For the present Mr.. Phil Gibson
will have general management ofthe house,
assisted by J.F. McClelland. The building
of the new railroad bridge will commence
this week. The Tribune press room has
been equipped with al improved steam en-
gine, and is now the only paper printed by
steam in Northern Montana. The First
National Bank has moved to spacious
premises in the Central Block. A recep
ton has been held to celebrate the events
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
A Chinaman Gets Ten ya,u,

SAN FRANCISCO, December 14.-Wo,. :,
Hung, the Chinaman who was conyictsd.
the United States District Court yest..,
on the charge OF importing women inv;
moral purposes, was sentenced TO-DAY "
ten years Imprisonment in the Caliin!,, %
State prison at San Quentin, and to N.Y.
fine OF $4,000. r"s
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
Profitable Business

M,.,,a.t rn,uol.r. OTIS queer ITO"
some people make money 'e''S
travelling mar to another. ,ho ,ounsey.
Eyes. I suppose you refer TO '0s'
3eiters," was the v~ejoipder.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17

A Safe Bet.

Chicago Tribune: A West Side INV.
year-old showed an appreciation o. '',l Hs
the other day. "Won't youglVe ~. want
dear?" coaxed the lady. Il aoh go the
to-" said the little one. VI ss+her.
lady a kiss, Florence" said her '"'"'
100 kiss her, papa. 90 like to.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
Want to Suspend the irish Question.

LoNCoN, December lathe cabinet de-
cided to reassemble parliament on Febru-
airy II. 1.-THE Eighty" club gave a ban
quet tonight in honor of Earl Granville.
reception given Harrington and Goschen in
Dublin was no test of public opinion.
Liberals did not wish to declare the dissi.
dents beyond the pale of party. On the
contrary, they wished to bring about re-
union by suspension Of the Irish ques-
ton upon a reasonable basis OF self gov
eminent. they would have the hearty sup
port of the Liberals.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
treaty with Russ;. ~

representing the Cincinnati IL. N. ODD,
Union, offered a resolution' lyposraphi,saa,,
boycott instituted by the euGndemninrtSs a
against the New York Sum An'shts Of Lsb 5as
member OF the Trades In a.. R. Crsm.'s
s slnartn addya committee. OF Engia uaSress PAT.
s hv tha auaress on the benefits to- =, made a
~ ane working classes from De derived
n nnerous resolutions were ;rntt,lraation
one that caused a lengthy dahtrodu.ed
proposition to recommend . 'goats vas
an er brewed in Milwaukee TToyeott o,
states Brewing association wo. Inc Unite
as the most powerful a%ntaponis.u %enouncet
labor has to contend with, ~ %organize,
ton adjourned until to.mor,o Inc CONVEX
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
A Pernetual Serenade'

Arcola Record: II thoush1 yo' ,;,b
your house was surrounded by
wall?"
II did"
"What kind of Il wall" - avery
IA caterwaul. You IAN aear
night"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
..ned until 8 o'clock

hear 4 court was adjourned until "o'ro
tomorrow morning. a..
Among those present from Butte In AZ.
on court here are the following;
". W. Dixon, Esq. Thos. L. Napson, nsa'
q. ". stapleton, Esq. John r; fo,D
ESQ.,. Geo. Haldorn, Esq, =. II. amp" p.saa
Esq., Judge Cole, J.. H. Duffy. Esq, 1uo 8
W. I. Lippincott, Messrs. Lee W: Foster. ,a =,
n Task Fred scheuer, Fred Richie; J M
KNIGHT. ESQ, Of Anaconda, Louis 6ett,
son' Of New Chicago, and James 1 PaS =
John Kaiser and a great many rom rna' IL
buro are here awaiting the outcome OF 'ne
Hon r. g. Marshall, of Missoula, Is mere
in tn interest OF his clients who were IN
dicted for cutting timber on g%overnm men :
land and shipping $4,000 feet OF IL 70 o 49,
in September, 1884. 1t is believed INA aae
these cases will never come to trial, as tue
cases are debarred by Statute OF L'"''"
ton. .:,:..d Van
Gundy & Miller is finished and the iae'
touches are being put to it. the iow el
1oor ia to be used for a beer depot and rne
upper one for lodge rooms and offlces. ne ne
building is one of the handsomese III .ne
Territory and is an ornament 10 Deo'
Lodge.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
COURT AT DEER ODG

Proceedings of the District Contribute
Lawyers in Attendance-The Ku Klu,
Cases.
DEER LODGE. December 13.-[Special to
the Miner by Rocky Mountain Telegraph
The District Court convened this morn
ing, With Judge Galbraith presiding. A
demurrer was argued to quash the indict-
ments against M. B. Ringing ct al, known
as the ku klux cases. After able argu.
! ments from counsel on both sides the
! Judge said he would take the matter under
advisement and render a decision at an
early day.
TRIAL DOCKET.
United States vs.. Silas King. The cause
was submitted at 11:3O a. m Z. to the jury.
This is known as the Hesperus lode case in
your city. At a late hour the jury were
still out, and it is believed that they will
not come to an agreement.
United States vs. J.. J. Jacobs, indicted
for using the mails to advertise the LOUIS
lana Lottery. The jury was instructed to
bring into court a verdict OF not guilty, as
there was nothing in the case, which the
jury did, and were then discharged.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A jury %impanelled in the case OF the
United States Va. Peter Levengood, In.
dicted for obstructing the highway. Con-
siderable Of the testimony having been
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17

C~ARrEKsvlLLE, NJ. T.. December 10
ESPECIAL to the Miner by Rocky Mountain
Telegraph.]-sunday night. the 18th, a man
named j. A. Burton, formerly a soldier az
Fort Shaw, became involved in a quarre'
with a man named Palmatier, who Is re-
garded as q vicious character. The p1rtles
clinched and Burton vas handled rather
roughly which enraged Burton, whereupon
he struck Palmatier, who drew q knrte and
attempted to stab Burton. The blow was
warded off and Burton received the cut IN
the arm. Palmatier then threw the knife
at Burton and then ran out doors ana
picking up a stone, threw it at Burton, who
was hit over the left eye. cutting an ugly
cash and probably fracturing the skull
From the appearance Of the wound it is
more likely it was done by the knife when
warding off the blow which cut his arm;
The man is unconscious and is not expected
r. live.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
Italian Human Freight.

New YORK. December 13.-Human freight
of the National Italian Line steamship
women and children picked up at italian
ports, were landed at Castle Garden to-
day.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02

time by making another place that side Of
CnassWorth. But he went to sleep, passing the
Place where he was to get off. not being wax
en9a' until by the accident he was killed out.
When We reached the place where the acct
oenS occurred. the first thing we saw was pile
OF mashed-up coaches as high as @ telegraph
poie. The top of the second ohair-car shot IN
on top Q. this, standing like monument at
!east fifteen feet higher. We arrived Just in
S Gn1e 70 see Mr.. Murphy, a hotel-keeper from
Sai.esorrg. climb out Of hole in the top OF tho
hfst ch,ir-car, which was just in view, upon a
pie OF broken timber at the top of tie heap
ne pulled out his wife and baby. uniniured
Dut almost eN hausted from having been penned
Up !of nearly twelve hours. It was with great
ai1nlcnl}y they were assisted to the ground,
MI. Mufphy then went back into tho hole and
brought out alive q little baby. He had torn
u from the arms Of a dead mother. After that
ne hetsed out an aged woman whose back had
been injured. These five. together with two
otners were all that were rescued from that car
mn the hotel-keeper came down asked
MN nov it happened that he was not killed.
he replied that when the crash came his wife
was sitting in one seat and himself and the
bapy vere in the one just behind, near the
front ofIthe car. The baby was knocked off the
seat ani he stopped to pick her up Us they shot
INTO tfA mass of ruins ahead. Just at that
moment he said, q timber penetrated the car
snootita across the place where he had been
sitting end struck Q young lady who sat oppo-
site IN t4e neck. He was thus pinned down by
the timber, which also protected him from
being smashed and saved his life. He looked
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02
The B0Oth- Barrett Tour.

Arthur Chase, manager of the Booth
Barrett Combination, has given to the
press the following information in re-
gard to the Booth-Barrett season:
1--WE shall open our season on Sept. -
at Buffalo, and divide the week between
that city and Detroit, going to Whit
ney's new theater. Then We go to
Minneapolis to open the new Hennepin
Avenue Theater the week of Sept 10.
From there we go to the new opera
house at ST. Paul. From st. Paul we
go to Milwaukee and then play three
weeks engagement at the Chicago
Opera House, following that by open
ing the new Warder Grand Opera
House at Kansas City, Mo-, the man
agement paying certainty of $4,000
for the week. We shall appear at New
York, however, for two holiday weeks,
though Just at what theater has not
been settled. For the accommodation
of the tradegians on the road the Worce-
ster Excursion Car Company is build
ing special parlor, dining, and sleep
ing car that will excel anything OF the
kind ever made. It has been named
the sJunius Brutus Booth"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02
4 Remarkable Performance.


At Observation-Disclosures recently,
says Boston letter, was witnessed a
1o'el production on lawn of Shakes
psafes "As You Like 1t" by a cast in
V'udlng some of the most famous actors
Ilo actresses on the American stage.
Ito'ably not less than 1000 persons
laa gathered on the lawn and the no
VI plazzas to witness the presentation,
s az the sky, the groves and the islands,
we grassy slopes, the trees that long
lave grown where they are now,
a''u the forest of Arden with
40 lmpromptu greenery formed
beautiful scene for the pre-
s'''eatlon Of the drama. The cast was
r,lemarkable one and was as follows :
n rue banished Duke, Mr.. Mark Price
, IKE Frederick, Mr.. Frasier Coulter ;
M ,lAi'ens. Miss Lillian Conway; Jaques,
~ a. frank Mayo; Lebeau, Mr.. F. B.
~'D~ay; Oliver, Mr.. Charles Abbott
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02
h1[17E11N|T[[TBT|A[AH|]hIRall

say: II can't get her, but she is dead any
way" as he dropped her foot and passed on to
relieve those screaming for help. Then another
he also gave up the task as q hopeless attempt
to secure a corpse and it was not until Mrs.
WEIGH lived through hours OF mental anguish
made on her behalf that she was eventually
liberated. And yet this lady is but slightly
injured. though Frustrated with the trials OF
her i'm risonment. Her experience is but
simple, abbreviated prelude to the long list in
the maelstrom OF horrors that wiring the hearts
of the people with VICE.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02

oaques De Bots, MIR. George G. Boni-
face' Jr.; Orlando, Mr.. Osmond Tearle:
Adam, Mr.. George G. Boniface:
Charles (the wrestlep Mr.. Harry
Meredith; William, Mr.. W. Il.
Crane; Touchstone, Mr.. Stuart Rob.
son; sylvius, Mr.. Arthur Falkland:
CORN ME-. George A. Schiller; First
Lord, Mr.. G. E. Boardman; Rosalina
Miss Rose Coghlan; Celia, Miss Minnie
Conway; Phoebe, Miss Mazda Graieen:
Audrey, Miss Agnes Booth shoeffel.
Previous to the comedy q prologue
written by w. T. W. Ball was spoken
by Agnes Booth.
An octet, comprising H. G. Barna.
oee' w. FL. Mcdonald, Charles r.
Adams, George W. Want, F. W.
knowles, G. J. BuAum, Joseph L.
White, and J. K. Barry, sang "What
Shall He Have Who Killed the
Deer" The orchestra was led
by John J. Braham. The per.
Torrance of the whole was fairly
even one, but Miss Rose Coglan, who
played Rosalind, carried off the honors,
Her performance was most perfect
one and her reception was indeed
hearty.
Miss Lillian Conwa5 sung the solos
in the piece, "Blow, Blow. Thou Win
ter Wind" and "Under the Green.
wood Tree, and her singing was one
OF the best parts of the whole performs
ance.
Mr.. Stuart Robson and Mrs. Agnes
Booth Schoeffel created a good deal of
amusement, but their performances
were not specially artistic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02
across thf aisle and saw the young ladys head
had falleA over on the back Of her seat and
hung OMIT bv the skin

across tn aisle and saw the young lady's head
had fallet over on the back Of her seat and
hung onlt by the skin
-Ihe siiht of the dead and wounded lying in
the ADJACENT fields was horrible. They were
lying in little heaps Of about a dozen, all hav-
ing been Killed in q different manner. The en-
tire side d one mans face would DO mashed in,
while htle as large as your fist in the Tore
head Of smother would show where a tinlber
never knek what killed them. TWAS sight I
young ladies in picnic dress, with their white
skirts saturated with blood and the front Of
their faces mashed beyond recognition. One
young-looting mother had held her baby in her
arms, when q timber, striking the child in the
back impaled both victims in instant DEATH
The mothers face did not bear scratch, but
the expression upon it will haunt me to the
grave
Mr.. Church said thatth action of the railroad
officials after the accident was condemned by
almost everybody Hundreds Of people got as
for as Forest on their way to the wreck. but had
to walk the rest of the distance-si1 miles.
Officials rode up and down the tracks, and q
few slow trains brought in the dead, but the
wounded and dying were left on the ground,
with no relief except that which their partners
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02
Stage Gossip.

J, K. EMMETT is taking a long rest at
his villa, Albany.
Bosros's new Grand Opera House is
being rapidly pushed toward compile
ton.
PATHS seventeenth farewell tour in
the United States will not begin until
winter.
NINE. JANAuscHEK is spending the
season at Newport. She rides out fire.
ouently, but prefers rambling alone.
She usually wears blue flannel
tailor-made dress, which is extremely
simple but stylish. She wears ugly,
flat English walking shoes for comforts
sake.